title: [Open self-injury behavior with special reference to child and adolescent psychiatry. A review of the literature and first study findings].
abstract: The present investigation combines a review of the literature on self-mutilation and our own findings. The literature on this topic is extensive, but there are very few reports on self-mutilation in children and adolescents with a psychiatric diagnosis. In our study we explored the symptoms and psychopathological features of 64 children and adolescents with self-mutilative behavior who had been seen at an inpatient psychiatric facility. The topic is presented from a phenomenological and nosological point of view. We identified a subgroup of adolescents with both self-mutilative and suicidal behavior. The implications for the use of longitudinal studies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie der Julius-Maximilians Universität.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wewetzer
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Friese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warnke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D009769:Object Attachment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Zur Problematik offenen selbstverletzenden Verhaltens unter besonderer Berückisichtigung der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie. Ein Literaturüberblick und erste Untersuchungsbefunde.